Three people were bitten by sharks in separate attacks at Texas and Florida beaches on the Fourth of July. A 21-year-old Ohio man was bitten on his foot while playing football in knee-deep water at Florida's New Smyrna Beach. In Texas, four people encountered a shark off South Padre Island, with two being bitten and another injured while trying to help.
Two of the bite victims were taken to Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville for treatment. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department stated that shark encounters are not common in Texas and are usually cases of mistaken identity by sharks looking for food.
